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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 287
Number 287 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Tuesday 11-12-2007
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Above seen the 1986 built tug EUROPE (ex-NETTUNO SECONDO S.) of GIGILINIS Salvage & Towage with port of
registry as Thessaloniki
with Chief Pilot Jesmond
Mifsud towing the
disabled 2003 built
container ship INGA H
on charter with IRISL &
registered in Monrovia,
Liberia with Pilot Joseph
Micallef onboard assisted
by local tugs LIENI with
Capt. Emmanuel Borg @
the helm & WENZINA
with Capt. Mark Muscat
@ the helm while
approaching to the Malta
Freeport Terminal inside
Marsaxlokk Harbour
yesterday Saturday 8th
December 2007.
Photo’s : Lawrence Dalli - Malta Ship Photos ©
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Storm waves in Kerry causes severe
damage to lifeboat station
The stormy weather has caused up to ten thousand euro worth of damage to a lifeboat station in Kerry.
A freak wave hit the boathouse of Ballybunion Sea and Cliff Rescue in the early hours of this morning. The almost five
foot wave blew the doors off their hinges and water flooded the building, damaging essential equipment.
Spokesperson Omar Fitzell says this is a considerable blow to what is a voluntary service: "We're looking at a large
cost for the service to start paying out in the next couple of months, in months that we're trying to buy a new boat for
next year and that money now is going to have to go into repurchasing the equipment we've just lost."
Fugro bestelt twee nieuwe schepen
Bodemonderzoeker Fugro heeft twee nieuwe schepen besteld bij de scheepswerf Bergen Yards (BMV) in Noorwegen.
De totale opdrachtsom bedraagt 150 miljoen euro. Dat heeft Fugro maandag bekendgemaakt.
De twee schepen zullen worden ingezet voor bodemonderzoek op zee. Het contract voorziet in een optie voor de
levering van een derde schip.
Fugro kondigde maandag ook de overname aan van een geologisch adviesbureau in de Verenigde Staten, William
Lettis & Associates. De omzet van dit bedrijf bedraagt in 2007 ruim 15 miljoen dollar. De onderneming heeft 75
werknemers in dienst.
The FURENAS seen near the South Hook berth, the Berth 1 of the new South Hook LNG terminal, Milford Haven is
due on stream by the Spring 2008. It will accept LNG tankers of the new Q-Flex design and upto the size of the
planned Q-Max size.
Photo : Dan Cross ©
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KLYNE TUGS LTD HAVE BECOME PART
OF THE JP KNIGHT GROUP
Britain’s oldest tug & barge company J P Knight has announced in a joint statement that the J P Knight Group has
acquired a majority interest in Klyne Tugs Ltd, the current provider of Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) to the UK
Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).
There will be no change to the Klyne organisation that will remain an entirely autonomous subsidiary of J P Knight
(Caledonian) Ltd under the new holding company JP Knight (Anglian) Ltd. The deal includes all of Klyne Tugs marine
activities, with the founder and proprietor of the Klyne Group Mr Roger Klyne retaining a 10 percent stake in the new
holding company.
Klyne Tugs are contracted by the MCA to provide Emergency Towing Vessels at four strategic locations around the UK
coast until September 2011. The current ETV fleet of four tugs include; the purpose built offshore tugs Anglian
Monarch on station in the Straits of Dover, in joint operation with the French Maritime Authorities, the Anglian Princess
on station in the western approaches at Falmouth and the Anglian Sovereign based in Lerwick to cover the east coast
and sea areas of northern Scotland. The powerful salvage tug Anglian Prince is currently based off the north west
coast of Scotland at Stornoway. An additional anchor-handling tug the Anglian Earl, which also meets the ETV criteria,
is regularly employed on towage and salvage work and relieves any of the regular ETVs on station when necessary.
On making the announcement Mr Richard Knight, Managing Director of the JP Knight Group, said; “As a company JP
Knight is fulfilling a long held dream to own vessels of the calibre of those employed in the Klyne fleet. We have
greatly admired Roger Klyne’s faith in investing in vessels of such demonstrable capability. In the distant past JP
Knight had strong links with Lowestoft, having several well-known tugs built in local yards and are keen to rekindle
their connections with the area. The combined Group will now offer ETV services, deep sea and coastal towage,
salvage, ship handling and river transportation from offices in Chatham, Invergordon, Lowestoft and Paranam in South
America.”
On signing the deal Mr Roger Klyne, Chairman of the Klyne Group, stated; “It gives me considerable satisfaction to be
able to hand over a strong company, that is the culmination my life’s work, to another well respected British family
firm. I must take this opportunity to thank most sincerely all of the Klyne Tugs staff that have supported me and
contributed enormously to the success we have enjoyed. Special thanks are due to our Managing Director Carl Beare
who has worked alongside me tirelessly to make Klyne Tugs a company we can all be proud of.”
Peter Cardy, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency commented on the new arrangements: “Klyne
Tugs have provided exceptional service since the commencement of the contract. There will be plenty of opportunity
to build on this service with the combined resources of JP Knight and Klyne. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency look
forward to working with the new arrangements which will continue to provide four Emergency Towing Vessels at
strategic locations in UK waters.”
Since Klyne Tugs took over the current fulltime contract in 1999, a number of awards and commendations have been
made to the Captains and crews of the ETVs for their bravery and skill. The tug masters have many years of
experience in the ocean towing and salvage sector and several have remained loyal to the company for over a decade.
Several masters who now command the ETVs came to the company with vast experience and during their service have
been involved in a host of spectacular salvage and rescue operations.
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The Panamax tanker CHEMTRANS STAR seen in Pajaritos/MX at the Pemex Terminal,
a lot of headache for the Engine guys as all cooling water inlets were clogged thereafter!
Capt. Hans Gerstner ©
USCG seeks pilot's merchant mariner license
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco has requested Capt. John J. Cota to voluntarily deposit his Federal Merchant Marine
Officer's license with the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard believes he is not physically competent to maintain the license.
Capt. Cota was the ship's pilot, operating under the authority of a State of California pilot's license, at the time of the
incident. Voluntary deposit is an administrative procedure used in cases where there is evidence of mental or physical
incompetence. The mariner deposits his license with the Coast Guard on condition that the Coast Guard will not return
it until the Coast Guard receives satisfactory evidence that the mariner is considered fit for full duty without
qualification, and the mariner initiates action to regain his credentials. This gives the Coast Guard an assurance that
the mariner is not working as a vessel pilot or officer.
If Capain Cota refuses to voluntarily deposit his Federal Merchant Marine Officer's license, the Coast Guard has the
option to charge Capt. Cota with incompetence and request a hearing before an administrative law judge to seek
suspension or revocation of his license. Source : MarineLog
South Korea declares spill disaster
The South Korean government has declared a state of disaster in the western coastal area of the country. The
declaration was made Saturday evening, after spilled crude oil from the 269,000 dwt (146,000 gt) single hulled tanker
Hebei Spirit began spreading to the western coastal area of South Chungcheong province, which is dotted with
national parks and fish farms.
As of 5.00 p.m. Saturday, 17 kilometers of the province’s coastline had been covered by an oil slick which has been
pushed by tides and the wind, with the oil still leaking from the tanker, officials said.
The Hong Kong-registered tanker, which was waiting to enter port, was reportedly struck by an an 11,800-ton barge
on Friday morning, causing about 10,500 tons of oil to leak into waters about 8.3 kilometers northwest off Taean
county, about 110 kilometers southwest of Seoul. A crane being carried by the barge hit the tanker, puncturing three
holes in the vessel.
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The 1993-built Hebei Spirit (ex-Almare, ex-Apollo Ohshima) is registered to the Hebei Spirit Shipping Co., Hong
Kong. Its manager is HOSCO, (Hebei Ocean Shipping Co.), of Haigang Qu, Qinhuangdao Hebei, and which is the
manager, ISM manager or registered owner of some 28 ships, the Hebei Spirit being the newest and largest.
Earlier Saturday, the Korean Coast Guard dispatched some 103 ships and five aircraft to the area and built a 4.2 km oil
fence along the southwestern shore to contain the oil, officials said.
The spill is the largest in Korea’s history, about twice the size of a leak of 5,035 tons in 1995, the country’s worst oil
spill before Friday’s accident.
The disaster is expected to hurt tourism businesses and oyster and abalone farming in the ecologically pristine Taean
county. Some 5,650 hectares of fish farms operate there.
Camilla doopt cruiseschip Queen Victoria
Camilla, de echtgenote van de Britse
prins Charles, heeft gisteren het
nieuwe cruiseschip Queen Victoria
ingezegend in de haven van
Southampton. De nieuwe aanwinst
van de Britse rederij Cunard vaart
uit aan de zijde van de Queen
Mary 2, het langste en duurste
cruiseschip van de wereld, en de
Queen Elizabeth 2.
De derde "Queen" is 300 meter lang
en heeft plaats voor ongeveer 2.000
passagiers. Naast een bibliotheek
met 6.000 boeken beschikt het schip
ook over een theaterzaal met
privéloges.
Vandaag (dinsdag) vaart de Queen
Victoria voor de eerste keer uit. De
trip gaat naar de kerstmarkten in
Noord-Europa. De eerste aanloop haven word ROTTERDAM waar de QUEEN VICTORIA Woensdag morgen
(12 december) om 06:30 uur (onder voorbehoud ) zal worden beloods en een 2,5 - 3 uur later ( rond
09:00 – 09:30 uur ) af zal meren aan de Wilhelmina kade, Op 18 december arriveert het schip in Hamburg. In
januari vaart het schip in Southampton uit voor een wereldreis van 107 dagen langs 39 havens tussen Sydney en
Dubai. De QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 welke ook naar Rotterdam komt Woensdag, zal onder voorbehoud
worden beloodst om 04:00 uur op Maaspilot station en zal een 2,5 tot 3 uur later afmeren aan pier 5 in
de Waalhaven.
Barge Removed from Reef
The barge that ran aground in Hagåtña Bay was removed and steps are now being taken to repair damage. The Coast
Guard said the barge was removed at 6:15 p.m. yesterday, safely and with minimal damage to the reef. According to
Department of Agriculture fisheries biologist Brent Tibbatts, both the reef and the barge will be assessed and then
repairs will be looked at. Two tugboats were used to pull the barge from the reef during the high tide yesterday
evening. The barge was then assessed by the U.S. Coast Guard for seaworthiness and moved into Apra Harbor, where
Tibbatts said it will most likely undergo repairs. The cause of the grounding is still being investigated by the Coast
Guard, Hirschberg said.Reef assessment The reef will also have sustained physical damage, but luckily there were no
chemical spills or pollution, Tibbatts said. Source: Pacific Daily News. Source : MarineLink
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Tangerine Dream
A ship carrying 1,400 tons of tangerines departed South Korea on Sunday (09 Dec) heading for North Korea to help
promote peace and reconciliation between the two Korean states, local officials said.
They said that the tangerines grown by local farmers have been loaded onto a 3,500-ton ship, which will set sail for
the North on Sunday afternoon. With crews including three South Koreans, the Panama-registered ship will arrive at
Nampo, a western port city of North Korea, Tuesday, they said. Source : ShipTalk
Tientallen immigranten verdronken
voor Turkse kust
Minstens 48 mensen zijn verdronken nadat zaterdag een boot met illegale immigranten was omgeslagen in de
Egeïsche Zee, heeft het Turkse persbureau Dogan gemeld. Zes drenkelingen zijn gered. De Turkse kustwacht zei
maandag van de overlevenden gehoord te hebben dat er 85 mensen aan boord waren. De hoop dat er nog
overlevenden gevonden worden neemt met het uur af.
De vijftien meter lange boot zonk in de buurt van de Turkse havenstad Izmir. Twee van de overlevenden waren
Palestijnen, maar de nationaliteit van de overige opvarenden was onbekend.
Harde wind en hoge golven bemoeilijkten het reddingswerk. Ook in de buurt van het Griekse eiland Chios werd
gezocht naar slachtoffers. Bron : Nieuws.nl
The SKALVA (former PALEISGRACHT) seen at Calcasieu pilot station (Louisiana, USA).
Photo ; Crew Jo Calluna ©
MOL CUTS CAPACITY ON ASIA-USEC TRADE
JAPANESE carrier Mitsui OSK Lines says it will make additional winter capacity cuts on the trade between Asia and the
US East Coast via the Panama Canal.
Late last month, MOL announced that it would be withdrawing more capacity to the US West Coast and earlier than in
previous years in the face of an unprecedented rise in operating costs – particularly for fuel.
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Now MOL's latest announcement will see it reduce a further 13% of capacity to the US East Coast. MOL says that it,
APL, HMM, and CMA CGM have decided to skip some sailings in their ESX deployment from mid-December to the end
of March.
A statement says: “MOL remains committed to providing customers with premium global container shipping services.
However, it did not rule out future additional network adjustments to minimize the impact of dramatically higher costs
on their respective businesses.” Source : Maritime Global Net
Veertig bootvluchtelingen verdrinken
voor Senegalese kust
Ongeveer veertig Afrikanen die in een boot van Senegal naar de Canarische Eilanden wilden varen, zijn verdronken
tijdens de overtocht. Dat heeft de Senegalese politie maandag gemeld.
In de boot, die vanuit het zuiden van Senegal vertrokken was, zaten 130 vluchtelingen. Zaterdag, twaalf dagen na het
vertrek, strandde het schip ten noorden van de hoofdstad Dakar met negentig personen aan boord. Een zeventigtal
gestranden slaagden er in te ontsnappen voor de politie ter plaatse was. (TIP)
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Man loses leg on tug
A crewman on board a tug off the coast of Christchurch is lucky to be alive after having his leg amputated in a freak
accident. Maritime New Zealand has launched a safety probe into the incident on Saturday afternoon in which a steel
cable snapped and struck the crewman, severing one leg and leaving the other with severe lacerations.
A Westpac rescue helicopter paramedic said that without swift work by crew members to stem the bleeding with a
tourniquet, the man would have died. "We spent a bit of time on deck stabilising him because he had a very, very
large bleed. If we hadn't stemmed the bleeding in his artery, then he would be dead," he said.
The injured man did not want to be identified or say anything. He is in a satisfactory condition in Christchurch Hospital.
He had been working on the tugboat assisting with the laying of pipes as part of the Christchurch City Council's $87
million ocean outfall project, linking the oxidation ponds in Bromley to a point 3km out to sea off the South Brighton
coast. Source : Press.co.nz
Samco tanker involved in collision in Red
Sea, but no spill or injuries reported.
The 300,000–dwt VLCC Samco Europe (built 2007) has been involved in a collision with a boxship in the Red Sea,
but no injuries or pollution has been reported. The incident took place overnight on 7/8 December 22 nautical miles
from the Bab El Mandeb strait and also involved the 6,350–teu MSC Prestige (built 2006), listed as owned by MOL
and chartered by MSC.
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The rebuild MTS TAKTOW arrived in Rotterdam-Europoort
Photo : Jan Oosterboer ©
Cargo ship collision in harbour
A cargo ship hit the side of the St Helier yacht basin in Jersey while trying to berth in strong winds. The Condor
Ferries' operated Commodore Goodwill ship had arrived from Portsmouth carrying 12 trucks.
St Helier Harbour Master, Captain Howard Le Cornu, said no damage was found on the cargo ship during an initial
inspection. A Condor Ferries spokesman said the ship later headed to Guernsey for a further inspection. The ship was
towed out of Jersey harbour by the tug Duke of Normandy.
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South African Subs Starving
Personnel and money shortages have forced the South African navy to sideline one of its two new Type 209/1400 class
submarines. This despite the fact that one of them (SAS Manthatisi) distinguished itself during recent exercises with
a NATO/South African task force. The sub avoided efforts by surface ships and aircraft to detect it, and proceeded to
"destroy" several NATO ships. Because of money and personnel shortages, only one of these subs can operate, with
the other one basically just sitting in port with a skeleton crew.
South Africa only received its first Type 209 sub last year. The second one entered service earlier this year, and third
one arrives next Spring. The German built Type 209 is one of the more widely used diesel-electric subs in the world.
The South African boats displace 1,300 tons, are 183 feet long, have eight torpedo tubes and carry 14 torpedoes and a
crew of 36.
The South African Navy needs $1.2 million each year to operate each Type 209 boat. The government has not been
providing enough money to cover all those costs. To make matters worse, the expanding oil industry, and high tech
sectors of the economy, have been tempting experienced officers and NCOs to leave the submarine service. Currently,
an experienced submarine petty officer earns about $13,400 a year. Civilian jobs offer two or three times that. The
navy needs about a hundred submarine sailors to provide full time crews for the two boats it has in service. Another
fifty qualified sailors will be needed for the third boat, when it arrives in about six months.
There have been suggestions that the third boat be sold off before it is accepted, and that one of the two boats now in
service be put into storage. Officially, the navy refuses to consider either of these options. But unless the government
comes up with a lot more money, to pay submarine sailors sufficient bonuses, maintaining crews, or the boats, will be
impossible. Other nations, including the United States, have had to offer large bonuses to submarine sailors, to
prevent poaching by better paying civilian employers.
There are 59 Type 209 boats in service, in a dozen different navies. South Africa had previously operated 860 ton
French Daphne class boats. The Type 209 boats cost South Africa $285 million eac. Source : Strategy Pages
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Seen in the Port of Barcelona in between towing jobs is the tug MONTORIOL.
Photo : Tommy Bryceland. SCOTLAND ©
Korea's Hanjin opens its largest
shipyard in Subic Bay
SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp has completed the first phase of its largest shipyard
project in Subic Bay in the Philippines. The first phase includes a dry dock, hull-making facilities, a four-storey
administration building, a three-storey production and design building, field offices and training centre.
'We will promote the yard as a global shipbuilding base,' the company said, The US$1.68 billion facility is Hanjin's first
outside Korea and was set up after space limitations at its main Busan shipyard prevented it taking advantage of a
sharp increase in demand for newbuildings.
Work on the Philippine facility started in March 2006 after Hanjin signed a 50-year lease with the Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority for a 350-hectare seafront property at Subic's Redondo Peninsula.
Employing a small army of 5,000 construction workers, the initial phase of the yard was completed in just 13 months
and fabrication work was immediately started for its first order of six 4,300 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units)
container ships for Greece's Dioryx Maritime Corp.
By the time the yard comes into full production in 2016, it will be the world's fourth largest. It will have two massive
dry docks, the larger of which will have a capacity of 700,000 tonnes, a length of 480m and width of 135m. This
makes it capable of building very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and liquefied natural gas carriers.
Each of its dry docks will be serviced by two 600 tonne Goliath cranes. And the quay length will be 3.3km. In terms of
production, the yard will be able to build on average up to 50 medium-size 4,300 TEU container vessels a year.
Although construction work is still going on, the yard already has a brimming order book for 35 newbuildings worth
US$3 billion. The orders are for VLCCs, Cape-size bulk carriers and mid-size container ships. The orders also include
eight 12,800 TEU Post-Panamax container carriers, considered to be the largest in the world.
Source : businesstimes
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Vroon’s POOL EXPRESS seen fitting out at the Damen yard in Galati (Rumania)
Photo : Huib Lievense ©
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The TOR MINERVA seen enroute Rotterdam
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Maersk en MSC stoppen samenwerking
op Canada
Maersk Line en MSC wisselen vanaf 1 januari geen slots meer uit tussen Noord-Europa en de Canadese haven
Montreal. Voor MSC is dat aanleiding om het vaarschema van de Canadalijn aan te passen. MSC vaart nog tot het eind
van deze maand met drie schepen op Montreal. In Europa wordt geladen in Antwerpen en Liverpool. Maersk gebruikte
deze dienst onder de naam TA5.
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De eigen TA4-loop van de Denen verbindt Bremerhaven, Rotterdam en Le Havre met Montreal. Omdat Bremerhaven
en Le Havre belangrijke havens zijn in het netwerk van MSC, zal de Zwitserse rederij beide vanaf 1 januari
rechtstreeks aanlopen. De nieuwe Europese rotatie wordt dan: Antwerpen, Bremerhaven, Le Havre en Liverpool.
Om het vaarschema te kunnen uitbreiden zonder aan de wekelijkse frequentie te komen, is de inzet van een vierde
schip in de dienst nodig. Het is nog niet duidelijk welk schip de huidige vloot van drie eenheden van 2.700 tot 3.000
teu komt versterken.
Het ziet er voorlopig naar uit dat Maersk geen wijzigingen aanbrengt in zijn TA4-dienst. Die wordt uitgevoerd met drie
zusterschepen met een capaciteit van elk ruim 2.900 teu. Bron : Nieuwsblad Transport
The PRIMROSE ACE seen arriving in Zeebrugge
Photo : Henk Claeys ©
Acergy awarded major offshore
contract in Angola
The firm of Acergy SA has been awarded a US$670 million contract for engineering procurement, fabrication and
installation of the export line, rigid in-field pipelines, riser, manifolds and control umbilicals in water depths from 20 to
1,200 metres offshore from Angola.
Fabrication will be undertaken at the Sonamet yard in Lobito. Offshore installation is scheduled to commence in the
fourth quarter of 2008, using the ACERGY POLARIS and the POLAR QUEEN.
In other Angolan news members of EWATA (Europe West Africa Trade Agreement) have agreed on an emergency
terminal congestion surcharge of €170 / Y120 per TEU at the port of Lobito to recover costs resulting from off dock
stacking of empty containers. This has come about due to heavy congestion in the port of Lobito which has resulted in
a ban on stacking of empty containers inside the port.
EWATA says the surcharge, which comes into effect on 1 January 2008, will be cancelled once the situation is back to
normal. Member lines of EWATA are CSAV, Delmas, Hapag Lloyd, Libra, Maersk Line, NileDutch, OT Africa Line and
Safmarine. Source : ports.co.za
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TUI AG and RCL to Launch JV
TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today they will launch a new joint venture serving the German
cruise market. The new company, TUI Cruises, will begin service with one ship, in early 2009, and grow quickly with
two newbuilds planned for 2011 and 2012. Sales and marketing will commence earlier in Spring 2008. Both partners
will hold a 50 percent interest in the joint venture, which is subject to regulatory and board approvals before
completion. The first ship to operate under the TUI Cruises brand will undergo renovations before entering service.
Once deployed, it will not only enhance the German cruise market, but also meet the sophisticated needs of Germanspeaking customers seeking a contemporary/premium cruise experience. The onboard product will be custom-tailored
to German tastes, and encompass food, entertainment and amenities. German will be the language used onboard as
well. Source : MarineLink
The MULTRATUG 7 seen outward bound from Rotterdam
Essar Shipping to acquire 6 Chinese vessels
Indian conglomerate Essar announced to acquire six Chinese shipping vessels for $390 dollars.
Essar Shipping and Logistics Ltd has contracted STX (Dalian) Ship Building Company of China for acquiring six modern
mini cape bulk carriers and has the option of checking three more such vessels.
Eassar Shipping which already has a fleet of 28 vessels with a capacity of 1.5 million DWT said, "the vessels are
expected to be delivered in seven months, beginning July 2011. Source : Times of India
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The BBC WESER seen moored in Veracruz
Photo : Rob Hazelbag ©
New cruise terminal at Southampton
Associated British Ports and Carnival UK have signed a 20-year contract that will see a fourth cruise terminal built at
the Port of Southampton. ABP will invest £19M ($38M) in the new terminal, which will be built at Ocean Dock opposite
the site of the old Ocean Terminal. The agreement will also give Carnival UK priority use of the port’s Queen Elizabeth
II and Mayflower terminals. “The signing of this contract is spectacular news for the Port of Southampton,” said Doug
Morrison, port director for ABP. “We are delighted to be building the new terminal as it not only strengthens our close
relationship with Carnival but also demonstrates our faith in the future of this trade.” Southampton has seen 245
cruise calls and more than 800,000 passengers during 2007. Source : Lloyds / Fairplay daily news
Looking for further information regarding 3
former Belgian seagoing coalbarges
In the late sixties and early seventies 3 (fourth was an option) seagoing coalbarges where build at the (no longer
existing) yard of Boele at Temse. They where to be pushed by the tugs SEA HORSE (now demolished) and SEA
LION (no Canadian AVANTAGE). The idea was to transport coal from/to Poland to/from (I think) Zeebrugge although
one of them was also sighted at the Terneuzen-Ghent canal).
The project seemed to be unsuccesful and around 1972 or 1973 the barges disappeared from the river Scheldt and the
vessels where reported to be sold to Israel or Egypt (Egret Shipping) and all got SEA prefixes (SEA CAT, SEA
LEOPARD). One of them was involved in the capsizing/sinking of the Bugsier 27 at Brunsbuttel in the early
seventies. After that they got the DO MAR names.
In the meanwhile 2 of them where used as offshore salmon factories and one as a concrete blender for the Statfjord
platforms at Stavanger.
The bargenames where NIEUWPOORT (GATO DO MAR, now MCCLEARY'S SPIRIT and rebuild into a doublehull
fullbarge), ZEEBRUGGE (now CAVALLO DO MAR) and HEIJST (now LEOPARDO DO MAR).
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I'm looking for photographs and/or information especially from their "SEA" and "DO MAR" period. For what where
they used, owners anything to complete the story. Besides that I would like to find out the current whereabouts of
CAVALLO and LEOPARO.
CAVALLO DO MAR left Rotterdam in November 2005 for Quatar after being painted green (Deme livery) and having
a large crane installed. Who's her current owner, what's her current purpose etc.
LEOPARDO was used as a detoxication factory at St. Nazaire but was up for sale due to new legal regulations. After a
drydocking at St. Nazaire she was towed to Venice by Susanne A (when?). Who's her current owner, what's her
current purpose etc.
Anybody who is having answers on the above questions , please contact : Wim Kosten at
[email protected]
Biglifts TRAMPER seen moored in Onne ( Nigeria)
Photo : Eric Peute ©
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MOVEMENTS
The mv”Geonaut”, seen moored alongside at the “Coal Jetty”, Schoonhoven
Photo : Paul van Buren / Technical Ship Support bv ©
The tug THOR seen assisting the MSC MICHAELA in Barbours Cut (Houston).
Photo : Elmer Fillekes ©
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OLDIE – FROM THE SHOEBOX
The lifeboat GEBROEDERS LUDEN which served for years at the lifeboatstations Oostmahorn and Lauwersoog
Photo : Pim Korver FILM+VIDEO ©
MARINE WEATHER
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…. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..
The pilot tender MERCURY with in the background SWATH PERSEUS seen off Hoek van Holland
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